Hose holder



Feb. 4, 1930. s. L GOLDMAN l Hos'E' HOLDER Filed oct. 19, 1927r fr WW Patented eb. 4, 1930 'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE s IGMUND L. GoLDMAm'on CHICAGd'- ILLINoIsvAssIGNoR To RED SUN raonUC'rs F CHICAGO, ILLINoIs,A A CORPORATION `or ILLINoIs 'rrosn HOLDER- f application ined october 19, 1927. serial No. 227,295;

l My yinvention relates to devices 'forsupporting hoses, particularly between their ends, at the upper edges Vof containers, such `asv crooks, for use moreA particularly in thesi- V phoning oii" ofthe contents of the containers.

. containers of varying thicknesses withy the maximum ease and without danger' of damaging the holder .or scratching, or otherwise marring, the container, and which may, with equal ease, be removed `from the container; and other obj ectsl as will be manifest from the following description.y l y Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a vperspectiveview fof a container, such 'as acrock, showing associated 2o therewith a pipe opening at one end into the `container and supported on the latter by a device constructed in accordance with my invention. n Figure 2V is a View in sectional elevation of the upper edge portion ofthe container, the View being taken adjacent 'the hose holder and showing the latter, with the hose therein, but with the ends ofthe latter broken away, in side elevation; and Figure 3, a broken section taken atthe irregular line 3o 3 3 on Fig. 2 and yviewed in theV direction of the arrows. i y j i `f'My improved llo-Se holder comprises ,a spring member represented Vgeneral-ly at i4 providedwith a downwardly opening recess v portion 5 `formed of spring loops represented at 6 -at which the device is adapted to be applied, in straddling position, to the upper edge of the side wall of the crock'represented Aat' to position it lthereon as shown in the t 4.0 drawina the member 6 b'eng'eXtended 1.115-

wardly' to provide supportfor the hose represented at 8, the hose being confined in a flexible wire coil 9 extending overthe upper end of the member 6 and-secured thereto in the V$5 bowed condition represented by interlocking the end -cont/olution's of the coil 9 with hooks ".50 iin aecordane with the preferredlllltld Y desired distance. l vabout the upper end of the member v4 and're- Y vhooked thereto to cause thecoil and pipe to embodiment of my inventiorn'is bent between its ends to form the loop portions 6 integrally connected at their upper, inner, ends by a cross-bar-forming portionoft'he strip, the inner portions 12 of the loops diverging up-V wardly, with the strip -so-,bentas to present portions 12 with the cross-barrforming portion 11. `The upper ends of the Outer Portions 14 ofthe loops 6 are curved upwardly andinwardly as represented at 15 to provide the hereinbefore mentioned snpportfor the hose and against which the 'coil 9 bears in tensioned condition lengthwise thereof, the extremities of the strip from which the member 4 is formed and represented Iat 16 ter'- Yminating adjacent the median line of the member 4 and deflected downwardly as shown. The lugs 10 are'shown as formed by cutting tongues from the legs 14 of the loops 6 and deflecting them to form hooks.

To assemble the hose with the device, the coil 9 is first disengaged from at least one of ,the hooks 10 or, if desired, and preferably, I from both thereof 'as by forcing the coil latere ally from its seat7 whereby the` coil assumes straight condition permitting the hose to be the bow portions 13 at the juncture of the o readily inserted therethrough to protrude the A The, coil 9 is then deformed extend in the position shown in the .drawings. e f

` To secure the devicey to the upper edge of the wall7 of the container ,the operator applies the device to the straddling position shown in the drawings. The member 4 is soformed that in normal, unap'plied,` co'ndition lthe spacebetween the lower ends of the loops 6 is considerablyless than the thickness ,of-y.

the wall of the container to which ltlredevice Y is to be applied, and the portions 1,6 flatwise engage with each otherf and bear at their lower edges against the"V crossfporftion Y 1 1.y Thus in applying the .device to the container the loop portions 6' spread apart against the spring tension not only of the portions 18, but also 0f the lowerpertene, ef the' 10ers -6 and the Outer members 14 which extend 11P- Werelly therefrom,- thereby gauging deriiee Vto firmly grip the opposite surfaces of the wall 7, with the cross-bar portion 1l preferably resting upon the extreme surfaceof the wall 7 as shown.

A holder made in accordance with my invention may be applied to the container with great ease and without danger of scratching, or otherwise mari-ing, the surface thereoi', and when applied exerts, by reason of the provision of the loops, a grippingaction on the wall of the container suiiicient to maintain the holder from canting, or otherwise becoming displaced from thedesired position.

Furthermore, the loop-portions may be spread into relatively widely spaced-apart relation, as in the applying of the holder to a container having a thick wall, without danger of impairing the holder.

While I have illustrated and described a particular construction embodying my. invention, I do not wish to be understood as intending to limit it thereto as the same may be variously modified and altered without departing from thespirit of myinvention.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by VLetters Patent, is: l

1. A hose-holder for straddling engagement with the upper edge of a container comprising a member having a recess-forming spring portion presenting legs and at which the holder is adapted to straddle and grip said edge and portions extending upwardly from said legs at opposite sides of said member and forming a support, means restraining movement of said upwardly extending portions toward each other in the movement ot said legs away fromV each other for compelling flexing of said upwardly extending portions, and hose-holding means for holding a hose in position along said support. e Y

2. A hose-holder for straddlingV engagement with the upper edge of a container comprising a spring member present-ing a. downwardly-opening recess the walls of whichV are formed of spring loops, the inner, upper, ends of said loopsbeing united, and the outer, upper, ends of said loops forming a support,

Vmeans restraining movement of the upper ends of the outer portions of said loops Vtoward each other in the movement of said loops away from eachother for compelling flexing of the outer portions of said loops, and hoseholding means for holding a hose inY position along said support.

3. A hose-holder for straddling engage- `ment with the upper edge of a container comprising a spring member presenting a downwardly opening recess the walls of which are formedof spring loops, the inner upper ends ofsaid loopsbeing united and the outer upper ends of said loops being extended upwardly overthe inner upper ends of'said loops into endwise-abutting relation Yand wardly opening recess the walls of which are formed of spring-loops, the inner upper ends of said loops being united and the outer upper ends of said loops being extended upwardly into endwise-abutting relation and in position to engage a wall portion of said recess upon spreading Asaid walls, said outer ends Vof said loops forming a support, and means connected with said spring member for holding a hose in position, along said support.

5. r,A hose-holder for straddling engagement with the upper edgeot' a container comprising a member of springy material having a recess-forming portion comprising upwardly-divergent legs united by an upper cross-member portion, said-member having outer portions at opposite sides of, and spaced from, said recess-forming portion with their lower ends connected with the lower ends of said legs by loop portions, the upper ends of said outer portions forming a seat, means restraining movement of the upper ends of said outer portions toward each other in the movement of said legs away from eachother for compelling flexing of said outer portions and hose-holding means for holdingl a hose in position along said seat. f

v 6. A hose-holder for v straddling engage- Vment-with the upperV edge of a container formed of a strip of metalrbent between its ends to form a Ycross-piece portion and depending converging leg-portions, and bent at the lower ends of said legs intoloop form to present upwardly extendingv legs forming a curved seat at the top of the-holder, and a hose-retaining member connected withY said upwardly extending legs and conformingly seatedon said curved seat. Y

7. A hose-holder for straddling engagement with the upper edge ofa container comprising aspring member presenting a downwardly opening recess the walls of whichare formed of spring loops, the innerupper ends of said loops being united andthe outer upper endsy of said loops being extended upwardly and forming a support,` andhose-holding means engaging said support, the upper outer ends of said loops extending between-said hose-holding meansand the inner upper ends o of said loops. v

8. A hose-holder torV straddling .engagement with Athe upper. edge ofla container formed of a strip of spring-metal bent -between its yends to form ya cross-piece Vportion and depending leg portions and' bent at the lower ends of said legs to form support-forming portions which extend upwardly'asub- -stantal distanceV along sad`1egportons,sad

legs and said upwardly extending portions being connected at their lower ends by bowed portions, and hose-holding means engaging said support-forming portions, said supportforming portions extending between saidhose-holding means and said leg portions.

SIGMUND L. GOLDMAN. 

